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The Studio (and Richard)
2005 (I think) Oil/Alkyd on hardboard this one's on our attic stairs. Having done paintings with juxtaposed backgrounds, others with abstract backgrounds and a few with fuzzy suggestions of the true background, I decided that I wanted to paint something as close to the real view I had, with paints and even the edge of the painting itself in the foreground, and the model in the middle ground as only (an important) part of the scene. This is the best representation I have managed of the actual experience of a Tuesday night class. Maybe it's more important to share your experience than to create a fantastical situation. Keepin' it real! The model (Richard) himself is an artist, and was recording the sound of us painting, for a project of his. I have never seen his completed work, but you can see his minidisk recorder under the stool. Greg in the background taking a moment to think what to do next on his painting. Phoebe (age 2) asked if he's doing a poo on the chair.
Published 28 Jul 2020